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While asset managers see scope for double digit returns in nature, asset owners are more concerned about reputational risks and remain cautious on carbon credits.

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Investors divided on return profile of natural capital strategies
Investor demand for natural capital strategies is on the rise, but what sort of returns are realistic and sustainable?
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April 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
While nature positive investing was once limited to the largest investors, it is now increasingly being adopted by smaller funds, industry experts say

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UK asset owners enter second wave of nature-positive investing
UK asset owners are embarking on a new phase of nature-positive investing, as allocations to the asset class, once limited to the largest investors, are now increasingly being adopted by smaller funds...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ahead of the Total AGM in May Net Zero Investor sat down with environmental scientist Samuel Okulony to find out more about the human and environmental impact of the EACOP pipeline

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“If you fund destruction, you’re responsible”: Ugandan activist urges investors to drop TotalEnergies
Ahead of the Total AGM in May Net Zero Investor sat down with environmental scientist Samuel Okulony to find out more about the human and environmental impact of the EACOP pipeline
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April 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Triodos Bank has announced its decision to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, following a majority vote among the network’s 120 members to ease conditions for membership

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Triodos Bank exits NZBA after alliance drops 1.5°C target
Dutch lender Triodos Bank has announced its decision to leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), following a majority vote among the network’s 120 members to ease conditions for membership
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April 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A group of major investors in BP have confirmed that they will oppose the reappointment of the company’s outgoing chair at the AGM this Thursday

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Investors predeclare vote against BP chair in protest at climate U-turn
A group of major investors in BP have confirmed that they will oppose the reappointment of the company’s outgoing chair, in protest at the firm’s scaled-back climate ambitions
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April 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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National Wealth Fund reform could drive up investment in the UK’s just transition
Jesse Griffiths, CEO of Finance Innovation Lab argues that the key to tackling the UK’s under-investment problem and driving the just transition will be pensions reform allied to a revamped and scaled...
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April 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Can BlackRock continue to invest in transition infrastructure whilst scaling back on net zero ambitions across its listed markets portfolio asks @monadohle.bsky.social

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What does BlackRock’s new “energy pragmatism” tell us about net zero investment?
BlackRock CEO and chairman Larry Fink has published his annual letter to investors, with climate change being ominously absent. What does this tell us about the state of net zero investing?
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April 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Investment manager Sarasin & Partners has sold its shares in Norwegian oil firm Equinor, citing concerns over the firm’s transition strategy

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‘Capital at risk’ -Sarasin & Partners divests from Equinor over climate concerns
Investment manager Sarasin & Partners has sold its shares in Norwegian oil firm Equinor, citing concerns over the firm’s transition strategy
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March 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The South Yorkshire Pension Fund has significant legacy assets in farmland. Since last year, it has been thinking more actively about expanding its agriculture investments, the aim is to shift the portfolio towards sustainable farming.

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From traditional to sustainable agriculture: how one UK pension fund is transforming its natural assets
Vertical farming, renewable energy generation, soil and peat restoration, and nature recovery projects are among the many sustainability options on the table
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March 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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New data reveals the UK will spend more than double on carbon capture and hydrogen than all other emerging cleantech, sparking concerns over fossil fuel influence @netzeroinvestor.net
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UK green funding skewed towards fossil fuel-backed technologies
New data reveals the UK will spend more than twice as much on carbon capture and hydrogen as on cleantech startups, sparking concerns over fossil fuel influence and transparency
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March 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The People's Pension, one of the fastest growing UK pension funds has significantly scaled back its investments with State Street, amid a wider push to exercise more control over its investment portfolio

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The People’s Pension moves £28bn out of State Street citing stewardship misalignment
The master trust has significantly scaled back its investments with State Street, amid a wider push to exercise more control over its investment portfolio
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February 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Shell has further increased its forecast for global #LNG demand despite growing investor pushback questioning the accuracy of its predictions.

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Shaky foundations: investors question Shell’s bullish LNG forecast - Net Zero Investor - Net Zero Investor
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February 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The SEC has frozen plans for climate-related disclosures, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, US Treasury Department, and OCC have all walked out on Network for Greening the Financial System since Trump took office

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US regulators no longer see climate as a material financial risk
While the SEC has frozen plans for climate-related disclosures, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, US Treasury Department, and OCC have all walked out on Network for Greening the Financial System
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February 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Europe’s largest economy is heading to the polls this Sunday, how will the election impact the Germany's road to #netzero?

#bundestagswahl2025 #germany

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Germany’s federal election - can the country salvage its energy transition?
Europe’s largest economy is heading to the polls this Sunday, how will the election impact the nation’s road to net zero?
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February 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM